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en-usPhys.org provides the latest news from Conservation InternationalIndigenous peoples take action to conserve nearly half of SurinameThe 72,000 square kilometer indigenous conservation corridor covers some of the most pristine, intact and remote rainforests in the world; it is the first in Suriname declared by indigenous peopleshttp://phys.org/news344850600.html
EarthFri, 06 Mar 2015 08:00:03 EDTnews344850600Study finds two-thirds of Hawaiian reefs are covered with algaeAccording to a study published today in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society – Biological Sciences, just one-third of the coral reefs ecosystems in Hawai'i are dominated by healthy corals and calcareous algae. The study, led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stanford University's Center for Ocean Solutions, the University of Hawaii, NOAA, the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and Conservation International-Hawai'i, also identified the key stressors of these reef systems, including declines in herbivorous fish abundance, ocean temperature and pollution run-off from land.http://phys.org/news336127929.html
EarthTue, 25 Nov 2014 09:10:04 EDTnews336127929Early warning system for nature and natural capital protectionProtected area managers need unbiased, current and geographically local information to effectively manage their protected areas. Conservation International (CI) and the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network, in partnership with HP, have produced a first-of-its-kind monitoring system to give protected area managers and conservation decision makers data-driven insight into the status of wildlife in protected areas, enabling them to proactively respond to environmental threats as they emerge.http://phys.org/news335515829.html
BiologyTue, 18 Nov 2014 07:30:02 EDTnews335515829Protected areas can safeguard global biodiversity and build peace in conflict hotspotsToday, the Conservation International (CI) Policy Center for Environment and Peace released five case study summaries that show that protected areas, through transparent and open agreements, can help to alleviate conflict while managing natural resources and conserving biodiversity in some of the most endangered places on Earth.http://phys.org/news335169849.html
BiologyFri, 14 Nov 2014 07:10:01 EDTnews335169849Safeguarding the future of nature and people in the Coral Triangle through marine protectionCoral Triangle countries are helping to avoid a natural and humanitarian toll in the Indo Pacific by conserving ocean habitats that are critical for the food security and livelihoods of more than a hundred million people, delegates at the World Parks Congress will hear today.http://phys.org/news335169739.html
EarthFri, 14 Nov 2014 06:42:27 EDTnews335169739Global assessment shows targeted conservation to preserve endangered species provides benefits to peopleA new study published in the journal PLoS ONE assessed, for the first time, more than 500 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites around the world to review the potential and realized benefits which conserving these places would provide not just for species, but for human well being. The researchers determined that protecting habitats in these priority areas to halt the loss of biodiversity will yield multiple benefits to people in terms of ecosystem services such as - climate change mitigation, freshwater, the future "option value" of biodiversity and cultural services.http://phys.org/news322292828.html
BiologyWed, 18 Jun 2014 06:47:20 EDTnews322292828Tropical eden revealed: In Southeast Suriname, scientists document new biodiversity and pristine ecosystemsAn international team of field biologists studying the never-before assessed mountainous region of Southeastern Suriname—a wilderness area virtually without any human influence and among the most remote and unexplored tracts of rainforest left on Earth—has discovered a wealth of ecosystem services whose protection will be essential for the country's climate resilience, freshwater security, and green development strategy. The scientific expedition also documented an amazing richness of biodiversity, including 60 species that are likely new to science and unique species that may exist nowhere else on Earth.http://phys.org/news322207744.html
BiologyTue, 17 Jun 2014 07:09:24 EDTnews322207744Indonesia declares largest manta ray sanctuary in the worldIndonesia, a nation that has been the world's largest fishery for sharks and rays for nearly three decades, announced today legislation that will fully protect all manta rays within its nearly 6 million square kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ), making it the largest sanctuary for both species of manta rays in the world. Conservation International (CI) and its partners welcomed the bold legislation, which has come at a crucial time for mantas, whose global populations have declined precipitously over the past decade and are now considered "Vulnerable to Extinction" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.http://phys.org/news321522696.html
BiologyMon, 09 Jun 2014 09:10:02 EDTnews321522696Brazil scores 60 out of 100 in first Ocean Health Index regional assessmentIn a study published this month by the open-access science journal PLOS ONE, the Ocean Health Index revealed the findings of its first regional assessment, which was conducted for Brazil. The assessment found the 3,660,995 sq. km. Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), an area larger than India, scored 60 out of 100 on the Index's scale.http://phys.org/news319276018.html
EarthWed, 14 May 2014 09:50:02 EDTnews319276018New film explores trade-offs between food and hydropower in CambodiaA new, short film titled Hydropower Impacts and Alternatives was released in Cambodia this month, focusing on the potentially harmful effects and unintended consequences of the ongoing and future development of 42 dams in Cambodia's 3-S basin within the Greater Mekong River system. Recognizing the importance of hydropower to Cambodia's economic development, but also warning about threats to fisheries and food security for the country's people, the scientific community is using the film and the data within it to recommend a moratorium on the planned dams in the 3-S basin until a more thorough impact assessment can be made and tradeoffs or consequences can be determined.http://phys.org/news304328237.html
EarthFri, 22 Nov 2013 07:37:48 EDTnews304328237Scientists identify top ten priority regions for climate adaptation funding to secure food security and biodiversityA new study investigating the impacts of climate change has identified ten global priority regions where targeted funding for building resiliency and adapting to the impacts of climate change would provide the greatest benefits to both people and the natural ecosystems that support life on Earth. The regions identified in the study, ranging from Africa to South America, to Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, are areas where small-scale farmers will be most affected by climate change and where Biodiversity Hotspots are also located.http://phys.org/news298706493.html
EarthWed, 18 Sep 2013 07:50:01 EDTnews298706493Tropical cloud forests filter half of all surface water within dam watershedsThe results of a four-year study, published in the journal Ecosystem Services this month, has revealed that cloud forests are responsible for filtering almost half of all surface water in tropical dam watersheds, despite covering just 4.4% of the tropical dam watersheds they inhabit globally. The data, which offers context to the relative productivity and importance of cloud forests to freshwater stores, energy production and biodiversity health, provides land managers and decision makers with critical information, which can be used to evaluate the high economic and ecologic value of cloud forests to healthy, sustainable societies. The study will also help to define priority areas for conservation within dam watersheds to optimize the natural benefits from cloud forests as well as the performance of dams.http://phys.org/news286094614.html
EarthThu, 25 Apr 2013 07:43:42 EDTnews286094614450 species: Study suggests Mozambique Channel is home to second most diverse coral reefs in the world(Phys.org)—Researchers announced today that the results of a decade-long study has shown that the northern Mozambique Channel has the highest diversity of corals in the central, northern and western Indian Ocean. The researchers found that of 369 coral species identified so far in the region, sites in the northern Mozambique Channel had from 250-300 species, while sites in northern Kenya, the Gulf of Aden and the outer Seychelles islands had 200 or fewer species. The findings also suggest the total diversity of corals in the region may approach 450 species, equivalent to the Great Barrier Reef and Andaman islands, which are on the edges of the Coral Triangle, which would make the northern Mozambique Channel home to the second most diverse coral populations on the planet. http://phys.org/news267342076.html
EarthThu, 20 Sep 2012 06:41:47 EDTnews267342076World's 500+ alliance for zero extinction sites provide wealth of tangible benefits to the human species, tooA new study published in the journal PLoS ONE assessed, for the first time, &#160;more than 500 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites around the world to review the potential and realized benefits which conserving these places would provide not just for species, but for human well being. The researchers determined that protecting habitats in these priority areas to halt the loss of biodiversity will yield multiple benefits to people in terms of ecosystem services such as - climate change mitigation, freshwater, the future &#147;option value&#148; of biodiversity and cultural services.http://phys.org/news258103163.html
BiologyTue, 05 Jun 2012 08:19:36 EDTnews258103163Climate change doubles cost of conserving natureClimate change will make conservation of biodiversity, and all the associated human benefits such as clean water and clean air, more challenging and expensive, with costs increasing by more than 100 percent in some cases, according to three new studies by a group of international researchers convened by Conservation International. Researchers called the studies a "wake-up call" for cost-efficient biodiversity conservation and climate stabilization.http://phys.org/news253857534.html
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